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LINDSAY: Previously on The Practice:

If he takes me out, I don't want you to let him walk.

If I'm dead, you let someone know what happened.

Russell said if anything happened to him,

tell the police about Derek Grant.

The client told you what happened in confidence.

It won't matter if he's dead!

There's a man named Derek Grant.

We're asking you to question the guy.

Derek Grant was shot to death two nights ago

on the corner of 128 and Linden.

You ordered me to tell the police!

If I was dead!

I thought you were dead!

Russell Hampton, you're under arrest

for the murder of Derek Grant.

You have the right to remain silent.

When this started, all they had was a dime bag of crack.

They couldn't charge you with murder

if you didn't keep killing people!

You gave me up!

(yells)

(grunting)

(door bangs open)

Get in there!

Go! Get him out!

Gotta get him out.

Aah!

You should get some rest.

I'm fine.

You guys don't need to worry.

Your cellmate, dead.

Your fingerprints on the knife.

Your confession to the murder.

We don't win this one, Ray.

This is a case we plead to.

Go over it again.

This is getting really boring.

Not to me. I love court days.

Beats watching TV.

Food's better than state prison.

I can hit on you. Guard!

No! No, don't call the guards.

I know about the guards.

Don't screw around with me, Ray.

I didn't tell you before 'cause I was scared you wouldn't believe me.

The guards set up fights between the inmates and bet on 'em.

They wanted me to fight Baumann.

But before I could tell anyone, they killed him.

Are you saying they framed you?

You don't rat out the guards and live.

But I got no choice.

I can't do more prison time.

If you're saying you have a defense,

I need to know.

Is this true?

No. But I sure as hell had you going.

You're an idiot.

Come on, it's a winner! We can get a jury to buy it.

We've done it before.

When we had a defense, Ray.

Look... if I can get a plea deal to ten years

on top of your current sentence--

Ten?

Plus three on my robbery charge?

I can't do 13 years.

I was serious about that.

I can't do the time I got left.

Ray, when you get convicted this time,

it's mandatory life.

So you either let me make a deal,

or you'll have to start getting used to the idea

that you are going to die in prison.

It's your choice.

(music playing)

There's nothing you can challenge?

His confession was voluntary and vividly incriminating.

And you can forget self-defense.

He admitted the victim was asleep when he stabbed him.

Why did he do it? He won't tell me.

How many times you've represented this guy?

Well, this makes four.

And to be honest, I've always liked the guy,

but since he's been in prison... I don't know.

After a while, it drives them all crazy.

He's agreed to let me try and plead it.

Good morning?

What the hell are you doing here?

I told you he'd come back too fast.

Hello to you, too, everyone. It's good to be back.

Hey, Bobby, you look...

...bad. LUCY: Nice, Jimmy.

Why don't you drop the macho crap and go home?

Lucy, get me the Cheswick file.

When Eugene gets in,

tell him we need to go over the finances.

No deal. My case is way too strong.

Can't you just once be reasonable?

If he pleads, he will serve 13 years

before he's even considered for parole.

He committed coldblooded murder!

He ought to stay in prison for life.

Plus, it's only a one-day trial.

Ellenor, don't beg this guy.

You got a real stick up your ass.

Shut up, Ray!

You know why I bet you suck?

Because people hate arrogant.

Now, me-- juries love me.

That last jury loved you.

I pled to the robbery charge. I had no choice.

They had me on videotape.

I've never been convicted by a jury.

We can beat this chump.

No, we can't.

(door closes)

(typing)

(sighs)

Collections are down.

Welcome to the recession. Clients are hurting.

Some firms in town are taking 50 cents on the dollar.

I can't afford to be out anymore.

Anybody out there need my help?

Ellenor's got a trial that's gonna plead.

Everybody else is covered.

What's your schedule?

Don't you start now.

For now, you shouldn't be taking

any criminal cases, Bobby.

Excuse me?

Before you go back into a cell with another client,

we think it would be best for you to get your legs back.

"We think"?

Bobby-- Wait a second.

You and Lindsay got together and decided

how I should practice law?

No. The whole firm decided this.

Well, do me a favor.

Next time my firm plans on discussing my career,

let me know. I'd like to be there.

Give him time.

He won't give himself time.

He won't even talk about what happened.

You know, your husband's not real big

on sharing his feelings. Oh.

Or hadn't you noticed?

I noticed that he feels like we're attacking him.

He probably does.

Right now, he's something he never wanted to be:

A victim.

It's not easy for him to deal with.

You know that.

When I defended him before, he listened to me.

Now he won't take my advice or help me develop a usable defense.

I can't, in good conscience, continue to be his lawyer.

This is a ploy to get a continuance.

Mr. Lowe knows I have a real conflict.

I know your client doesn't have a defense.

I don't care what you know.

I care about Mr. McMurphy. He's the one facing trial.

Sir, are you and Ms. Frutt having problems?

Thank you for asking, Your Honor.

Sorry. I get nervous.

That's all right, son. Take your time.

It's just that... she wants me to plead guilty,

and I want my day in court.

Are you pressuring him to plead?

Frankly, yes.

As his lawyer, I have a duty to stop him from pursuing

a trial he can't win.

But that's his choice, not yours.

If he wants a trial, he gets a trial.

Not with me as his lawyer.

We have a conflict. Let him get new counsel.

We're ready today.

Bringing in a new lawyer will delay the case

for months, maybe a year.

No!

I don't want to go back upstate right now.

I want a trial today.

I'll be my own lawyer. I'll defend myself.

That is a bad idea. That's also a ploy.

After he's convicted, he'll appeal

and say that we violated his right to counsel.

I'll waive that appeal.

And later say that the waiver was unknowing.

No! I can have Ms. Frutt advise me.

Then I'll waive it,

which means it will be knowing.

Sir, I advise you not to represent yourself.

If you choose-- But...

...I have a right to.

Don't I?

I choose to exercise that right.

May I have one second, Your Honor?

What are you doing?

I wanna go to trial now, with or without you.

Ray, you may be nuts, but you are not crazy.

Which means my wish should be respected.

You will be convicted!

Ellenor... no, I won't.

He wants to represent himself, Your Honor.

Fine. But he'll do so with hybrid representation.

Ms. Frutt, I'm ordering you to assist him

as standby counsel. What?

The law says he can do it pro se,

but I'm allowed to protect him.

Let him get somebody else.

No. I have you.

Mr. McMurphy, once again, I must warn you

that defending yourself is a very serious step.

Are you sure it's one you want to take?

Yes.

I-I've been through enough trials

to know how they work. I can do this... with help.

I object to being forced to help a man convict himself.

I think what you object to, Ms. Frutt,

is the client taking control of his case,

but that's his right. He's the one in charge, not you.

Therefore, you will serve as standby counsel,

and Mr. McMurphy will have his day in court.

See you at 11:00.

(gavel bangs)

LUCY: So he's defending himself?

Not my idea.

You still have to be there?

Yes. He wants copies of the local rules,

a textbook on criminal procedures,

and the evidence code.

And you have to hurry. It starts in two hours.

So you're second chair to him?

Lucy, hurry!

If you don't wear it, you will look guilty.

Ellenor, they're gonna know I'm in prison

when they hear where I killed him.

Me wearing that will just look phony.

Now, can we talk about the trial?

Go ahead. You're in charge.

That judge seems like a liberal.

He is, particularly at sentencing,

which is why you should plead.

A conviction takes away his discretion.

But if I waive jury and have him decide it,

will he acquit me?

No.

You're better off with a jury.

You still say frame-up and self-defense are out?

Completely.

What other defenses do we have?

Listen, Ray, even as your backup counsel,

I can't let you just--

But as my advisor,

you at least have to tell me what my options are.

Alibi--

you were somewhere else, which won't work,

because you were locked in a cell.

Go on. Insanity--

the prison shrink says you're not.

Necessity-- not applicable on these facts.

Jury nullification-- it's illegal to even--

Uh, go back.

What's a necessity defense? It doesn't work--

Just tell me what is!!

You killed him because somebody forced you to.

That's my defense.

No, it's not, Ray. Nobody forced you to--

Ellenor, you know how you survive in prison?

You grab opportunities.

Now get me some cases on necessity.

Trial on the defendant's assault charge

was to begin last week,

but Mr. Donnell was in the hospital

as the result of another case.

Third continuance, Mr. Donnell--

When will you be back in the saddle?

I'm back now, Judge.

Well, then, you're in luck.

We had a case plead out. We can take you today.

Today?

Can I have a moment with my client?

Sure.

What do you want to do? Get it over with.

Well, we don't have to go today.

Under the law, you're entitled to more time.

Do I want more time?

It never hurts.

It gives us a chance to...

...keep investigating your defense.

Judge Bournes, may I be heard?

I've just realized I have a scheduling conflict.

A later date would be better for me.

How about, uh... June 6th?

Okay with your client, Mr. Donnell?

Yes, that would be fine.

See you in June. We're adjourned.

Bobby, we need to talk.

Yeah... later.

You take care of yourself.

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,

Mr. McMurphy will be acting pro se--

that is, as his own attorney.

The law requires him to comply

with all evidentiary and court rules.

Ms. Frutt will be assisting him as standby counsel.

Now, certainly, Mr. McMurphy has little or no experience

in trying cases.

You are to draw no inferences or conclusions

as to the merits of the case

based on his performance as a litigator.

MAN: We roll the cell doors open at 5:00 a. m.

for the day's first count.

McMurphy walked out. Baumann didn't.

What did you do?

Checked the cell.

Baumann was dead in his bunk,

the shiv still sticking out of his chest.

Where was Mr. McMurphy?

Toeing the line in front of the cell.

There was blood on his shirt.

Could you tell if there'd been a fight in the cell?

Object-- lacks sufficient foundation.

Object!

Something... foundation.

The objection is sustained.

Was anything broken?

Were there things strewn around?

It didn't look like a fight had taken place, no.

Thank you.

Nothing further.

He got to say it anyway.

Good witnesses know how.

Be careful.

Saunders.

McMurphy.

First thing you did,

you took me to the deputy warden's office,

and I told you I had to kill him.

Objection! Lacks foundation.

Mr. McMurphy is not the witness here.

Sustained. The jury will disregard.

You hate my guts, right?

I hate killers.

Objection!

Sit down, Ms. Frutt.

You hated me because I wouldn't kiss your ass.

You're a killer and a liar!

That's enough! The jury will disregard.

I have nothing else to ask this man.

Did you ever suspect anyone but the defendant

of this murder?

No. Object to that.

Shh! I want to hear this.

Why didn't you suspect anyone else?

It's a two-man cell. They were locked in overnight.

Plus, McMurphy hated Baumann.

Everyone knew it.

That's a lie! Your Honor--

Sit down! Other people hated Baumann!

Mr. McMurphy hated him the most.

I don't know why. I just know he did.

Nice job, Ray.

You know, if you're sitting next to me,

you gotta look like you're supporting me.

I am trying to, but--

No, you're arguing, and the jury sees it.

I am telling you when to object, Ray.

I am trying to help.

So... how'd that go?

Terrible.

In addition to time and opportunity,

he testified that you didn't like the victim.

You did establish that the witness hates you.

So in your closing,

you'll want to remember that and argue the bias.

Now, for the warden who is up next,

here's a quick lesson in hearsay--

I know what hearsay is.

Well, make sure you object.

You probably won't shut it down,

but you need to preserve the objection for appeal.

Because his testimony is going to kill you.

As the deputy warden,

I was in charge of the initial investigation.

On the day of the murder, you spoke with the defendant?

Yes.

And what, if anything, did he say?

Objection-- hearsay.

It's admissible hearsay as a declaration against interests,

an admission by party opponents.

Overruled.

He said he stabbed Baumann

a couple of hours after lights out.

Recognize this?

Yes. It's the murder weapon.

It's a toothbrush, filed down. Very common.

You checked it for prints?

Yes. Mr. McMurphy said we'd find his on it.

And we did.

Did he say why he did it? No.

Did he say what, if anything, Mr. Baumann was doing

at the time he stabbed him?

He said Baumann was sleeping.

Thank you.

When I talked to you back in your office,

I looked real scared.

I was shaking, crying--

Objection-- lacks foundation.

Calls for hearsay. You used hearsay.

Mr. McMurphy is not the witness.

Shaking and crying are both nonverbal, self-serving statements

which are inadmissible hearsay.

Objection sustained.

So I'm not allowed to say what happened?

You're not the witness here, sir.

The objection is sustained.

(sighs)

Every question that he asks helps my case.

He's still in his jumpsuit, for God's sake.

He might as well wear a sign that says "convict me."

I'm just saying be careful.

Of what?

Well, I think the guy's

smarter than you give him credit for.

What am I missing?

Look...

The guy may have no defense,

but the jury might be seeing that

as a function of no one defending him.

I introduced his confession.

The jury sees there's no defense.

What the jury sees is you beating up

a defenseless guy who doesn't know the law.

Don't let him be an underdog in there, Alan.

Remind the jury that this guy would rip out their hearts if he could.

And ease off the objecting.

Let him win a few procedural points.

You really think I'm in a fight here?

From what I saw, yes.

Look, there's no such thing as a laydown.

This office has lost cases to pro se defendants.

My advice-- be careful.

Are you going to testify?

I haven't decided yet.

Well, if you don't testify, how do you intend to prove

that you acted out of necessity?

Look, if I think this defense is a lie,

I have to tell the judge.

You don't know it is a lie.

Don't treat me like an idiot, Ray.

Look, I'm trying the case.

I don't have to tell you anything.

You want to be helpful?

Get me this guy.

He's being sentenced downstairs.

We know each other.

He'll testify for me.

Why are you doing this?

Trial prep's real important.

You know what I mean.

You used to trust me, Ray.

When I said, "plead," you did.

We only fought the ones that we could win.

Did I let you down?

What's changed?

(sighs)

It's not you.

More time in prison would be a death sentence for me.

Then why did you kill him?

If...

...I told you I killed him over cigarettes

because he stole my last damn pack,

you wouldn't believe me.

Guys in prison get killed over less.

Guys get killed for looking at somebody wrong.

I can't take it anymore.

The longer this trial lasts,

the less time I got to be in prison.

Even if it's just for a day, that's enough.

You killed him over cigarettes?

I said... "if."

(creaking)

Cheswick's down in the last one.

Are you all right?

Just tell him--

tell him I got paged.

I-I got a...

I'll check with him later.

(door opens)

Hello.

Is Bobby Donnell in?

You are?

Leonard Welish.

I'm with the state's outreach program.

We're funded by the state legislature.

We help crime victims.

Well, "victim" is not a word he likes to hear.

Anyway, he's already given his statement to the DA.

I'm not a lawyer, ma'am.

I'm here just to make sure that he's okay.

This is your defense?

He's telling you what happened.

I hated Baumann.

Baumann screwed me on a drug deal.

I told McMurphy, kill Baumann or I'd kill McMurphy.

Is any of that true?

You calling me a liar? Mark...

yes, as a matter of fact, I am calling you a liar.

Ellenor, you got another way to tell my story?

You don't have a story.

The jury is not gonna believe a word he says.

The jury's gonna believe that he is a scary dude.

They're gonna believe I would do whatever he told me to do.

They're gonna prosecute you for perjury.

First, I ain't lying.

Second, I'm serving three consecutive life terms.

I'm not real worried about perjury.

Ellenor, think about it.

If he testifies, then I don't have to.

Ray-- That's the beauty of it.

In my other trials, you said it was iffy if I testify.

You said it was bad for the jury to hear about my priors.

Yes, but-- Now I got another prior-- the robbery.

If I testify, Lowe gets to cross-examine me,

my priors come in.

I can't let you obstruct justice.

You said juries convict guys based on priors.

Right now, they don't even know what I'm in for.

And Lowe can't tell 'em unless I testify.

Having Harris tell my story is great. Admit it.

It's not a question of strategy, Ray.

The law says you can't do it.

If it's not true!

And you don't know if it is or it isn't.

So, no pain, no loss of appetite?

No. Nothing.

He's had trouble sleeping.

I've been fine.

I know this may not be easy for you.

Talking it out can relieve stress.

It can speed the closure process.

It can help us heal.

Oh, for God's sakes.

Bobby, you agreed to talk to him, so just--

You know what, ma'am? It might be better--

Could I speak with Mr. Donnell alone?

Would that be okay?

Okay.

I'll let the two of you talk.

(door closes)

The people who love us most want to help,

but their concern can overwhelm.

Mr....

Wellisch. If you like, call me Lenny.

Thanks, Lenny. I got work to do.

Could you get the hell out of here?

This wasn't your fault.

What?

The man who beat you was crazy.

You couldn't have prevented it.

You couldn't even see it coming, could you?

No.

Of course not. There were no signs.

Do you blame the prison?

Look, I'm not blaming anybody, and I really am busy here, so...

(sighs) Mr. Donnell, frankly,

my observation is that you're in good shape.

Let me leave you my card in case you want to talk more,

and let me just get you to sign this.

What is it?

Part of the law says you need to read it.

It says that you've been contacted by us

and that you're okay.

Wait a second.

This releases the state from any lawsuits.

W-Well, that's just one part of the form.

That's why you're here?!

Not to check on me, but to cover the Commonwealth's ass?!

EUGENE: Easy, Bobby. What are you doing?

LINDSAY: What is the matter with you?

He's from the State Attorney General's office.

He's looking for a release so I won't sue.

What? Rebecca, I want cases--

state liability on failure to protect,

failure to keep from harm, failure to maintain workspaces.

Bobby, hold on.

They intentionally failed to protect me.

That's why the state sent him.

They were at least grossly negligent.

We don't have to file-- They're to blame for this!

The state knows how dangerous these inmates are.

Where the hell were the guards?! You need to calm down.

Either help me with this or leave me alone!

(door closes)

I knew Baumann on the outside.

He was a dealer and a banger.

He dealt in prison, too. I bought from him.

One time, he shorted me on a balloon of coke.

That was him disrespecting me.

He had to pay for that.

Why didn't you kill him yourself?

It ain't easy getting a guy who knows you're coming.

He was a big boy. He got respect for size.

I told you I didn't want to do it, right?

I didn't give you no choice.

It was you or him. One of you had to go.

Either way, the word was out. You punk me, you die.

Thank you. I don't have anything else.

When did you and the defendant come up with this story?

It's the truth.

Was it yesterday when the two of you were bused in

from state prison for your court proceedings?

I knew Baumann on the outside. He was a dealer and a banger.

You've been convicted of rape, robbery, perjury, murder.

Three murders.

And you're about to be sentenced in another courtroom

for your fourth. I'm a bad man.

You're a convicted liar,

sentenced to life with no chance of parole.

Okay.

So when the defendant asked you to lie for him,

you had nothing to lose.

Another conviction for perjury or murder, doesn't matter.

Object, argumentative. He's okay.

What are you talking about? You lie for him, there's no downside.

There's an upside.

What's that?

He owes you. He's an ally.

That's key in prison,

especially for a guy with as many enemies as you've got.

I got no idea what you mean.

I move to strike his whole testimony

as blatantly unreliable.

That's a jury call.

Then I move to preclude the jury

from being instructed on the necessity defense.

Miss Frutt, your response?

My response? I thought I couldn't--

Standby counsel may argue

outside the presence of the jury--

I am ordering you to do so now.

Black letter law.

He can't be convicted if he killed out of necessity.

Mr. Harris said he told my client,

"Kill Baumann or be killed."

Necessity is a defense to murder

in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

But to raise it, the danger of death has to be immediate.

Baumann was asleep.

Harris wasn't even housed in the same cellblock.

The Supreme Court says prisoners may raise it--

ALAN: Oh, come on, Ellenor. You yourself admitted

the man has no defense. It's a lie.

As the court has repeatedly pointed out,

this is my client's defense, not mine.

That's no excuse. You're helping him to obstruct justice.

I am doing exactly as I was directed by the court.

The man didn't even testify he acted out of necessity.

He doesn't need to testify.

The witness established a factual basis.

Mr. Lowe, I understand you're unhappy,

but I cannot strike down the man's defense.

Why not just tell the jury to acquit?

You know what?

Mr. McMurphy manages to conduct himself

with more professionalism and show this court more respect

than you appear capable of.

You might follow his example.

We'll bring down the jury and proceed to closing arguments.

Two men were locked in an eight-by-ten-foot cell.

The defendant waited for the victim to fall asleep,

then he stood up,

and stabbed the sleeping man over and over and over again

until he died.

His prints were on the weapon.

He confessed to the crime.

The defense story--

the one that he cooked up with his friend--

is a lie.

If it were true,

why didn't he tell the deputy warden about it

on the day he confessed?

He never said anything at that time

about his life being threatened.

The defendant is suddenly hatching this necessity defense

because he has nothing else.

He's desperate.

Blood, prints,

motive, confession.

He's desperate.

Being in court and having you people listen to me

has been one of the best things in my life.

That sounds weird, right?

I'm on trial for murder.

But in my life, nobody ever listened to me.

I'm not smart like Mr. Lowe.

I wasn't good at school.

I made a lot of stupid decisions,

and I paid for every one of them.

Being in prison

is the worst thing in the world.

Unless you've been there, you don't know.

You lock men up, they become animals.

I seen guys do things to each other,

kill each other for nothing.

When Harris told me, "Kill Baumann or be killed,"

I knew it was real.

I could see myself lying in the shower or in the exercise yard,

blood coming out of me.

I knew it was me or Baumann.

Why didn't I tell all this to the warden before?

Because I was still in prison,

and I still could have been killed.

I am sorry for killing Mr. Baumann.

I had to do it.

I had no choice.

If I hadn't killed Mr. Baumann,

that man, Harris...

...would've killed me.

Mr. Lowe calls me desperate.

I am.

Desperate now...

...like I was desperate then.

Here are the cases you wanted.

Thanks.

She cares about you, Bobby.

She's worried about you. We all are.

We don't know what to do to help you.

Thanks for the cases.

Bobby, you attacked a man,

physically threw him out of the office.

You're always there to help everybody in the firm.

But for you, Bobby, you're selfish.

It's selfish to never let us help you.

Now you're wearing it.

The trial's over.

Nothing left but the verdict, so I figured why not.

What'd you do to your hair?

I gave myself a little trim.

Figured if I'm gonna look good, I should look good.

How'd you get the haircut?

Judge's chambers.

Scissors.

Old habit-- you see a potential weapon, you just grab it.

You seem depressed.

What's wrong?

I wasn't kidding

when I said that trial

was the best thing in my life, Ellenor.

I felt like a citizen in there.

And now it's over?

Now it's over.

Baumann was real popular.

If I go back to prison, I will be killed.

That's why I was so desperate to have the trial now,

even if I had to represent myself.

A court holding cell, I survive.

Prison, I don't.

Well, I could try to get you

into protective custody.

No. I am not going back.

Ray, even if you win here,

you still have the remaining sentence on the robbery.

Ellenor, I am not going back.

Where's the guard?

Oh, my God! Ray!

Judge Mantz should be careful about his scissors.

Ellenor, I have the guard's gun.

If you make a noise, I will have to kill you.

You will never get out of here.

Court security faces the entrances, not the exits.

They don't check guys as they're leaving...

Especially not guys looking like this.

(elevator dings)

(sniffs, exhales) It's been a long time.

Thanks for walking me out, Ellenor.

Not that you had a choice.

Ask the jury what they thought of my closing.

Maybe they have some suggestions for next time.

(engine turns over)

What?

Oh, my God.

Uh, despite the absence of the defendant,

the law requires taking the verdict in open court.

Mr. Foreman, to the charge of murder in the first degree,

how say you?

Your Honor, we find the defendant, Raymond McMurphy,

not guilty.

To the charge of murder in the second degree,

we find the defendant, Raymond McMurphy...

...not guilty.

MANTZ: It is my practice--

I usually thank the jury

for its service on behalf of the parties...

the defendant...

but at this point...

I think we're done.

(gavel bangs)

...considered armed, extremely dangerous,

and obviously resourceful.

Meanwhile, questions remain

as to how a prisoner could so easily escape detection,

especially since security has recently been heightened.

Incredible. The man actually walked out.

(sighs)

Listen, if you want,

I'll help you draft that complaint for the lawsuit.

Thanks.

I did some research,

and the law's not bad for us.

And a lawsuit could make them

provide more protection for other lawyers.

Nobody should--

There isn't going to be any lawsuit.

Not now anyway.

Oh.

I can always file one later... or not.

The statute of limitations doesn't run out for a year.

Okay.

I don't know if I can do this anymore.

Bobby... Lindsay, that day in the cell

right before I passed out, I knew,

without a shadow of doubt, that I was gonna die.

And I would never see our son again...

...that I would never see you again.

I can't stop being a lawyer, Lindsay.

But I'm scared.

And I don't know what to do about that.

I do.

BOBBY: Next, on The Practice:

It was long before I became the "esteemed Chief Judge Fleming,"

winner of the State Bar Association's Lifetime Acievement Award.

We have reason to believe His Honor has been accepting bribes.

Have you approached any of the attorneys in those cases,

spoken with anyone upstairs?

We prefer, in these matters, to handle this through a sting.

We create a case, and then we assign it to an attorney

who we think might be involved.

You think I'm somehow in on this?

You have a very impressive track record

in front of Judge Fleming.

Get out of my office!

(music playing)

You stinker!